Gennifer Brandon's hands are usually full of rebounds. The Cal forward is third in the Pac-12 at 11.4 per game and hauled in a conference-record 26 against USC. That earned her ESPN national Women's Player of the Week honors as well as the conference's Player of the Week award.

"She had performances that warranted those accolades," Gottlieb said. "It brings recognition to our team. It does a lot for everybody. I talked to a WNBA coach who loves her. Gen is making a name for herself."

As good a rebounding team as Cal is, Colorado is almost the Bears' equal, as they are 1-2 in the conference in rebounding margin. Colorado's leading rebounder is a guard, Chucky Jeffery, at 8.4 per game to go with her 13.5 points per game.

Cal leads the Pac-12 in scoring (72.2 per game) and Colorado is fourth (68.5), while the Buffaloes are tops in scoring defense (52.4) and the Bears are fourth (56.8).